Will there be more frozen lakes?

After a week of warmer days the snow melted away from the frozen lake. People were ice fishing on the thinner ice.

In mid-January the warming melted the ice surface and it was fragile after a rain.

People were playing on the lake.

The ice was melting and created a variety of textures on the surface.

After a snow the lake was temporary covered with whites.

Thanks for the dropping temperature and snows, he could slide on the lake again.

It was another snowy day after a week of warming. In this photo the surface of the lake was completely melted and while this girl in the picture trying to walk on to the seemingly tranquil lake, the water stopped her from stepping further.

After another warming week the ice started to melt again and it turned into half water. It was almost unsafe to walk on the ice that day so this girl was extra careful.

My school sits next to the Lake Mendota in Madison, Wisconsin. It is expected to have winter over 6 months every year here. While beautiful in the summer, most of the time the Lake Mendota is a frozen beauty. In 2017, however, the lake wasn't completely frozen till late December. Students here witness the climate change, through interacting with the lake. During the coldest months of January, February and March in 2018, the lake had been melting several times due to the temperature fluctuations. I have been documenting the changing frozen lake with my camera, through a variety of human interaction with the lake in different times. As the global warming continues and the winter becomes warmer each year, will we still be able to have fun walking on the frozen lake one day?